Moventia launches urban transport service in Mecca

Moventia has launched its urban transport service in Mecca with a shuttle bus between Masjid al-Haram (the Great Mosque of Mecca) and Al Haramain Station (the high-speed train station in the same city). This is Phase 0 of the project and includes 35 vehicles. More lines will be steadily launched from now on until full operation is achieved with 12 lines at the end of this year.

Moventia is providing urban transportation in Mecca through the company TCC and in partnership with a consortium of Spanish and Saudi businesses. Overall, the service will include 400 vehicles (240 standard 12-metre buses and 160 18-metre articulated buses) and will create jobs for more than 1,200 people of different nationalities, mainly Saudis, Spaniards, Turks, Pakistanis, Indians, Egyptians and Sudanese.

 

This contract began in 2017 and Moventia has been managing the deployment stage until now, which includes bus manufacture, the design of embedded technology, employee recruitment and construction of the depots, with garages, control centres, offices and employee housing, among other things. The operation and maintenance stage has now been reached and will continue until 2030.

 

The Head of Operations at Moventis and General Manager of Moventis for Saudi Arabia, Jordi Castells, said “this partial launch of operations is a major milestone for progress by the project and was successfully carried out before the start of the pilgrimage season, meaning that pilgrims coming to the capital of Islam this year will benefit from a transport system designed and operated to Moventia standards. We hope to have the operation completely up and running by the end of the year to thus bring maximum benefits to the people of Mecca”.

Moventia joins the fight against childhood cancer

Today, 15 February, is International Childhood Cancer Day, a date that is particularly important for us at Moventia. This year, Moventis Autobuses Lleida decided to take action alongside the Association of Children with Cancer (@afanoc_lleida) and joined the Put Your Cap On initiative (@posatlagorra), an event aimed at children and teenagers with cancer that will take place at La Seu Vella in Lleida on 27 March.

 

This event is a symbol of solidarity against childhood cancer, a big party that also seeks to raise social awareness about the reality of this disease. Everyone taking part will be able to enjoy free transport on our buses to La Seu Vella in Lleida, where the event will take place.

 

Moventia fully supports all the child warriors who fight against this disease every day and we continue to cooperate and protect their well-being in every way we can.

 

Discover more about AFANOC here➡️ https://afanoc.org/

New public bike sharing service for CityBike Global

Barcelona, February 9th, 2022, CityBike Global and the Gdańsk-Gdynia-Sopot Metropolitan Area have signed the contract for the new Mevo public bike-sharing service.  The service will have 4,200 bicycles, of which 3.100 ebikes, distributed in the 16 municipalities of the Metropolis before June 2023.

 

CityBike Global, a leading micro mobility company in Europe and Latin America, is the successful bidder for the public bike sharing service in the Gdańsk-Gdynia-Sopot Metropolitan Area, after signing the contract to implement this new service in the Metropolis. Consequently, the company reinforces its presence at European level and consolidates its international leadership in the bike sharing service that it already offers in cities such as Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Clermont Ferrand, Lima and, starting in April this year, the city of Stockholm.

In the words of Michal Glaser, president of the Metropolitan Area of Gdansk-Gdynia-Sopot, the signing of the contract with a new operator leaves behind the first stage of Mevo and the two years of hard struggle with the procedures of the Polish public procurement law. He added that the same type of bicycle will be introduced soon in Stockholm, and that these bikes are already being used in major European cities. He concluded that this would allow good cooperation and that the inhabitants of the Metropolis will be able to enjoy these bicycles in 2023.

For his part, Jordi Cabañas Faura, Managing Director of CityBike Global, expressed how interesting is this project as the metropolis of Gdansk-Gdynia-Sopot is the fourth largest in Poland, friendly to sustainable transport, people, and entrepreneurs. He also mentioned the pride that as a global company represents the fact of being able to offer these services, not only because it is a new city, but especially because it is the first project in Poland in the context of development plans in the Polish market (CBG is currently participating in the tender for the bike sharing service in the Metropolis of Upper Silesia-Zalebie), committing to do everything possible to meet its requirements. He thanked all the local authorities and, specially, the entire Mevo team in the Metropolitan Area.

CityBike Global will have until June 2023 to complete the launch of the entire system in the 16 municipalities. Kolbudy and Kosakowo also joined the 14 local governments that originally participated in the project (Gdańsk, Gdynia, Sopot, Żukowo, Reda, Pruszcz Gdański, Tczew, Sierakowice, Rumia, Somonino, Stężyca, Kartuzy, Puck and Władysławowo). Hence the increase in the number of bicycle collection and return stations, from 660 to 717.

Moventis Pays de Montbéliard collects Digital Mobility Award

In December, Gregory Carmona, General Manager of Moventis Pays de Montbéliard, collected the award given to the company by the magazine “Ville, Rail et Transport” in December 2020.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Moventis developed digital payment method solutions in record time.

This digitalisation of payment methods, which was rolled out swiftly and announced during the first lockdown, was necessary to guarantee employee safety and also meet the needs of users. With support from Airweb, a French leader in digital sales, Moventis was able to ensure safety for on-board ticket sales from the end of the first week of lockdown. A fortnight later, it launched the ÉvolitY Pass app to offer most of its available bus passes in a digital format.

“Initial results are highly encouraging, with sales via smartphones accounting for nearly 20%. After only six months, we are leading our sector within the transport industry”, explains Gregory Carmona, General Manager at Moventis Pays de Montbéliard.

Moventis Pays de Montbéliard was up against such cities as Toulon and Tours for this award, which are urban areas with more inhabitants than Montbéliard, meaning that receiving this award is a major milestone for the company given the size and resources of its competitors.

 

Watch the interview between Airweb and Gregory below

The Can San Joan bus, a success story at “Public transport school”

Joan Giménez, General Manager of Regular Services at Moventis, was invited by Promoción del Transporte Público (PTP) to present our bus service on the Can San Juan industrial estate at the ‘Public Transport School’ conference recently organised by PTP on the important role played by public transport by bus in public mobility as a benchmark example of such services. 

Three routes with four vehicles, a common section with the service running every five minutes at rush hour and instructions for the driver to wait if the train is running late. These are just a few of the key characteristics that Joan Giménez shared during the round table discussion with other players in the sector. The event also included talks from: Montse Solano, a Planning Department Officer at Soler y Sauret; Gerard Pérez, Head of Operations at the Mollet depot for Sagalés; Roser Argilés, Head of Projects at Teisa; and Samuel de la Fuente, Mobility and Services Management Manager for ATM in Lleida.

Moventia takes part in 2nd edition of Sant Joan de Déu Inseparables Gala

For the second consecutive year, Moventia had the pleasure of supporting the 2nd edition of the Sant Joan de Déu Inseparables Gala in Barcelona. This charity event seeks to make progress in the approach to researching serious diseases that affect children.

The evening consisted of a virtual dinner, with each attendee sat at home but connected via smartphones and computers. Everyone who registered for the event took part by making donations to their chosen line of research during the course of a gala that was full of entertainment, fun, prizes and lots of emotion.

More than 2,200 people living in over 25 Spanish provinces and 11 different countries came together for this evening of music, science and many surprises. Guests had the chance to hear about new medical projects at various departments, listen to the testimony of several families of patients who shared their experience first-hand and to re-live moments and experiences from the past, including a video made with oncology patients nine years ago that got everyone very emotional indeed.

A total of € 650,000 was raised by the event for the lines of research chosen by each guest attending the event. A night full of emotions that once again made it possible to raise funds to support the work being done to treat diseases in children at Sant Joan de Déu

Moventia at the Tomorrow Mobility World Congress

 Tomorrow.Mobility is a global event for promoting the future of mobility. As part of the Smart City Expo World Congress that began yesterday in Barcelona, this new event – jointly organised by Fira de Barcelona and EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, a body of the European Union – was unveiled to society. The event is also supported by major institutions and companies in the mobility sector, including Moventia. Tomorrow.Mobility seeks to become a global benchmark in mobility and to grow beyond an isolated event as it will have an online knowledge platform that remains active throughout the year and an innovation hub for gathering the top players in the industry. Miquel Martí Escursell, Chairman of Moventia, has formed part of the Advisory Board that manages this debate and knowledge platform about the future of mobility since it was first set up and attended the event opening yesterday.

The Smart City Expo World Congress is a globally leading event on smart cities. Its partners include EIT Urban Mobility, the largest European initiative for transforming urban mobility created by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology. It is also receiving initial support from over 100 companies and entities, including the World Bank, the World Economic Forum, United Nations, Microsoft, Mastercard, ADP (Airports of Paris), the International Association of Ports, the Port of Barcelona, Moventia, RACC and Social Car.

Tomorrow.Mobility is an evolution of the Smart Mobility Congress, the event focused on smart intercity and urban mobility that has been taking place alongside the Smart City Expo World Congress since 2016. Tomorrow.Mobility will tackle such issues as micro mobility (electric scooters, bicycles), public transport, mobility service providers (car sharing, aero taxis), the automotive industry (electric, connected and autonomous cars), last-mile logistics (e-commerce deliveries, delivery drones), smart infrastructures (fleet management, geopositioning and payment systems), the energy transition and efficiency, and digitalisation. It exists in response to the questions surrounding what mobility should be like in cities of the future with smart and sustainable transport systems, and builds an innovation network for urban mobility at a global level capable of encouraging innovation and its transformation towards a more sustainable form of mobility.

The event will take place at the Gran Via venue in Barcelona from 16 to 18 November

 

 

 

 

Moventia takes part in 1st PAE 3040 Forum

Josep María Martí, Managing Director of Moventia and Deputy Chairman of Moventis, attended the 1st PAE 3040 Forum organised by the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce and the Catalan Industrial Estates Union (UPIC). This recent event sought to analyse the transformative and innovative capability of Economic Activity Industrial Estates (PAE in Spanish).

The event, which discussed the future of industrial estates and their economic activity in Catalonia, produced some highly enriching results and debated various perspectives on key current affairs in this sector, such as Cofactoring, connectivity, sustainability and the importance of cross-cutting technology solutions.

In this regard, Josep Maria Martí took part in a round table discussion on innovation where he shared the various mobility options that Moventia offers to PAE and that seek to improve travel services for employees of companies based in these areas through such solutions as on-demand buses with the Moventis Empresa app.

This debate also benefited from opinions expressed by the experts Mercè Conesa, Director of INCASÒL (Catalan Institute of the Sun) and Board Member at ODEE (Observatori de la Dona Empresa Economia); Santi Macià, an officer from the Productive Fabric Service of Barcelona Provincial Council; and Vicenç Iglesias, Managing Director of MODI.

 

 

Moventia and TRAM renew their commitment to Sant Joan de Déu

Moventia and TRAM have renewed their support for the project aimed at providing easier access to mobility for the homeless people being helped by Sant Joan de Déu Servicios Sociales – Barcelona. This partnership, which is one of the projects being organised by the two businesses as socially responsible companies, represents a contribution of 60,000 euros per year towards providing easier access to public transport for the people supported by various social service programmes run by the organisation.

 

The project seeks to offer free access to public transport in the city of Barcelona and surrounding areas for the homeless people being looked after by the various direct support programmes run by Sant Joan de Déu Servicios Sociales – Barcelona so they can attend their training, employment or job search activities, medical appointments, regain their network of social and family relationships, engage in socialisation support activities (including leisure and cultural activities) and any other type of procedure or activity coordinated with the social workers of Sant Joan de Déu to help them take back control of their life.

 

Mobility is one of the key aspects that are essential in combating social exclusion. The programme launched by Sant Joan de Déu with support from Moventia and TRAM helps to reduce this inequality – a problem encountered by many people – by facilitating travel on public transport. Moventia has adopted a clear commitment to people in this regard and beyond its employees, users and customers. In line with UN SDG 17 ‘Partnerships for the Goals’, Moventia and TRAM develop in-house programmes and, as is the case on this occasion, partner with non-profit entities and foundations to promote a better society and contribute towards improving quality of life for the most vulnerable.

 

The funding received has already impacted the lives of more than 2,200 people over the five years of this partnership, all of them men and women aged between 18 and 65 supported by Sant Joan de Déu Servicios Sociales – Barcelona on the programmes it runs in the city. In addition, and in response to the COVID-19 situation, part of the contribution in 2021 was used on a line of financial aid to make rent payments on behalf of vulnerable households in order to prevent them from potentially losing their homes.

 

                           

Public transport, a tool for inclusion   

The partnership renewal event was attended by the Corporate Deputy Chairwoman for Internal and Institutional Communication of Moventia, Sílvia Martí; the General Manager of TRAM, Humberto López Vilalta; the Director of Sant Joan de Déu Servicios Sociales – Barcelona, Salvador Maneu; and the Director of Obra Social Sant Joan de Déu, Oriol Bota.

 

During the conversation, public transport was highlighted as an essential tool that enables people to engage in daily life, such as studying, working or maintaining a social network, and is especially important for those homeless people needing to access various public resources throughout the city of Barcelona and its metropolitan area. Furthermore, access to transportation allows them to enjoy additional activities that directly impact their recovery because they strengthen social and community ties.

 

The meeting was also an opportunity for these representatives from the two companies to visit the new dentistry clinic for people with no financial resources that is jointly managed by SJD Servicios Sociales Barcelona and Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona, and funded by Barcelona City Council and internal funding from Sant Joan de Déu.

Moventia receives ‘Integralia’ Distinction for social inclusion

The inclusion of 22 persons with disabilities at the Customer Services Centre of the T-Mobilitat project is the initiative by Moventia that was recognised by the Integralia DKV Foundation as one of the most ambitious in the field of labour market inclusion in which the social entity has taken part.

 

Moventia, a benchmark company in the field of sustainable mobility, received the ‘Integralia’ Distinction from the Integralia DKV Foundation for its work on labour market inclusion for persons with disabilities as part of the 21st anniversary celebrations at the foundation.

Presented to Jordi Castells, Operations Manager at Moventis, by Josep Santacreu, Chairman of the Integralia DKV Foundation, at a recent event in Madrid, the award represents genuine backing for Moventia in its commitment to promoting equal opportunities in the labour market for the most vulnerable groups in society, such as persons with disabilities.

In this regard, the distinction presented by the Integralia DKV Foundation recognises the incorporation by Moventia of 22 persons with disabilities in the labour market at the Customer Services Centre of the T-Mobilitat project. Together, they account for over 85% of the professionals who make up this call centre led by Moventia, undoubtedly the most ambitious project in which the Integralia DKV Foundation has taken part.

When Jordi Castells, Operations Manager at Moventis, collected the Integralia Award, Josep Santacreu, Chairman of the Integralia DKV Foundation, said “it has been a great opportunity for us to work shoulder-to-shoulder with such an important company in the mobility sector as Moventia, and to help realise its project to include persons with disabilities in the professional customer services team at T-Mobilitat, which it promotes as a member of the SocMobilitat consortium”.

To this statement, Jordi Castells, Operations Manager at Moventis, added: “Moventia has a very clear commitment to promoting equality in every sense of the word and we work hard every day to encourage inclusion in the labour market, among other places, for the most vulnerable groups in society, such as persons with some form or another of disability.  We quickly accepted the invitation from Integralia DKV Foundation when it offered its experience, as it is unquestionably the perfect partner for building a professional team that will lead the customer services department of T-Mobilitat”.

 

The cutting edge of progress in social-labour inclusion

The project that received this Integralia Distinction represents another step forward in the development of labour market inclusion and social projects launched by Moventia. As part of its commitment to equal opportunities and labour market inclusion for building a better society, the company currently employs 86 persons with one form or another of disability, over 2% of its entire workforce. Furthermore, all the vehicles used by the company for public transport services are adapted for persons with reduced mobility.

 

This recognition underpins the commitment from Moventia to promoting equal opportunities in the labour market for the most vulnerable groups in society